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Originally posted by matthew330
yeah - we most of us can comprehend the endnote/footnote thing without hiring research assistants; but the point still stands - the both do the same frickin thing. In fact, the only reason they aren't footnoted is because there are so many references over half of each page would be footnotes. But i wouldn't expect you to know that - you liberals see the cover of a book like Coulters and half to take a few steps back, start hyperventilating and have a friend console you for a half hour. I on the other have read portions of Franken's book (yeah i have some liberal friends - i can look past that part of their personality).
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"You liberals see and just assume..."
No irony here, it's dead, folks. And kudos on having braved portions of Franken's "book"...did you take a stab at the others?
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Originally posted by matthew330
oh and your right - plenty of people do hire research assistants when writing books. But not generally when it comes to writing books which outline a philosophical opinion. If you need researchers to validate an opinion - your not far enough along to have one, much less write a book about it.
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Maybe you should hire a research assistant to handle grammatical checks. The researchers check facts, so Franken's attack on conservatives for not fact-checking doesn't utterly blow up in his face. I think he's pretty secure in his opinion.
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Originally posted by Phaenx
I haven't read it, but I bet I can sum it up in a sentence or two and save you some time: "I hate conservatives, so should you. Also, Bill O'Reilly eats babies."
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Oh come on!